All posts tagged "Universal Pictures"
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Jim Batts | January 16, 2020DOLITTLE – Review
Only less than three weeks into the new year and there’s a new flick opening today celebrating the...
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Jim Batts | February 21, 2019HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD – Review
It’s franchise time (when is it not) at the multiplex this weekend, though it’s not another superhero sequel...
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Jim Batts | December 21, 2018WELCOME TO MARWEN – Review
The mysteries of the human brain have fascinated filmmakers (and filmgoers) since the earliest days of cinema. Of...
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Jim Batts | December 14, 2018MORTAL ENGINES – Review
As the last few days of the year float past, the studios want to give us a glimpse...
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Jim Batts | November 20, 2018GREEN BOOK – Review
As we hurriedly prepare for the big year-end holiday, or even trying to catch up with all...
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Jim Batts | November 8, 2018DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH – Review
While you’re still finding bits of the jack o’lantern in the front yard or porch, and probably still...
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Jim Batts | September 27, 2018NIGHT SCHOOL (2018) – Review
September, the month when many movie-goers return to school, is generally not prime release time for a big,...
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Jim Batts | July 19, 2018UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB – Review
Okay, so last Friday was the thirteenth, but that doesn’t stop the studios from releasing a new horror/thriller...
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Jim Batts | July 12, 2018SKYSCRAPER (2018) – Review
Alright, it’s roughly the Summer midpoint, so let’s escape the “dog days” by heading into the cool...
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Jim Batts | May 10, 2018BREAKING IN (2108) – Review
A big holiday’s approaching, and you’ve not gotten a thing for Mom? Instead of waiting in line...
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Jim Batts | May 3, 2018TULLY (2108) – Review
As that massive galactic battle between hordes of heroes and a nearly unstoppable still rages after obliterating...
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Jim Batts | April 12, 2018TRUTH OR DARE (2018) – Review
Ah, it’s another special Friday, a day to avoid black cats while walking around a ladder in order...
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Jim Batts | April 5, 2018BLOCKERS – Review
As Spring break finally starts to wind down, the multiplex offers an R-rated for raunchy oasis amidst the...
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Jim Batts | December 21, 2017PITCH PERFECT 3 – Review
This month we’ve been talking about the middle of a trilogy while another trilogy finishing up hasn’t...
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Jim Batts | June 29, 2017DESPICABLE ME 3 – Review
So the CARS crew has barely finished a third lap and now another animated franchise is about...
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Jim Batts | January 27, 2017A DOG’S PURPOSE – Review
Excuse the pun, but Hollywood has gone to the dogs. And it’s not the first time. Man’s (and...
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Jim Batts | November 11, 2016ALMOST CHRISTMAS – Review
So, we’ve been seeing the slow trickle of “Oscar bait” serious films the last few weeks, as...
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Jim Batts | September 15, 2016BRIDGET JONES’S BABY – Review
It’s cinema sequel time once more, film fans. Generally follow-ups pop up with great frequency during the Summer...
